Brain inflammation may lead to depression in MS patients

Patients suffering with multiple sclerosis (MS) have higher rates of depression than the general population, as a result of inflammation in a brain region, finds a study.IANS | July 09, 2016, 09:08 IST

Measurements of functional brain connections with fMRI during rest showed that immune activation in the hippocampus altered its connections with other brain regions.

An effective and targeted treatment of brain inflammation would help to restore brain function and protect against depression in MS, the authors suggested in the study appearing in the journal Biological Psychiatry.

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